Pizza has tomatoes, meat, veggies, bread, and such – so it has a little of everything in the food groups. Why is it not considered healthy?

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Pizza has tomatoes, meat, veggies, bread, and such – so it has a little of everything in the food groups. Why is it not considered healthy?

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Answer 1

It depends on your definition of healthy. Pizza can be high in protein and depending on the ingredient ratio, it can have a decent bit of micronutrient value (vitamins and minerals). But on the other hand, it’s calorically dense and easy to over-consume.

The two main ways people define “unhealthy” is high calorie / easy to over-consume, or lacking in micronutrient value. Pizza mostly falls under the first category, but that first category is relative to your overall diet.

Something like soda will also be high calorie / easy to over-consume, but won’t provide any substantial micronutrient value, so it would fit under both categories.

But there is nothing inherently wrong with pizza. If it fits into your overall balanced diet, then it’s perfectly fine. I track all of my nutrition (calories, macros, micros) and I eat around 2,500kcal of pizza per week.